{"id":43471,"date":"2018-07-12T15:51:13","date_gmt":"2018-07-12T14:51:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/?p=43471"},"modified":"2018-07-12T15:51:13","modified_gmt":"2018-07-12T14:51:13","slug":"fp-mccanns-dual-copings-specified-on-great-north-rail-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/fp-mccanns-dual-copings-specified-on-great-north-rail-project\/43471\/","title":{"rendered":"FP McCann&#8217;s dual copings specified on Great North Rail project"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>FP McCann has supplied over 2000 precast concrete dual copings as part of Network Rail\u2019s Great North Rail project<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Products Supplied:<\/strong>\u00a0Precast concrete dual copings<\/p>\n<p><strong>Site:<\/strong>\u00a0Blackpool North and Kirkham and Wesham stations<\/p>\n<p><strong>Contractors:<\/strong>\u00a0Volker Rail and Siemens<\/p>\n<p><strong>Subcontractors:\u00a0<\/strong>J Murphy<\/p>\n<p><strong>Client:<\/strong>\u00a0Network Rail<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/fpmccann.co.uk\/rail\">FP McCann<\/a>\u00a0has supplied over\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/fpmccann.co.uk\/precast-concrete\/railway\/rail-platform-copings\">2000 precast concrete dual rail copings<\/a>\u00a0as part of Network Rail\u2019s Great North Rail electrification programme, which is designed to improve journeys between Blackpool and Preston and across the north of England. The large package of works includes major platform new build, extensions and refurbishment at Blackpool North and Kirkham and Wesham stations.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-43473 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/FP-McCann-Precast-Concrete-Rail-Solutions-Blackpool-Kirkham-1-compressed.jpg\" alt=\"Precast concrete dual copings being installed\" width=\"357\" height=\"314\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/FP-McCann-Precast-Concrete-Rail-Solutions-Blackpool-Kirkham-1-compressed.jpg 874w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/FP-McCann-Precast-Concrete-Rail-Solutions-Blackpool-Kirkham-1-compressed-300x264.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/FP-McCann-Precast-Concrete-Rail-Solutions-Blackpool-Kirkham-1-compressed-768x675.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/FP-McCann-Precast-Concrete-Rail-Solutions-Blackpool-Kirkham-1-compressed-696x612.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/FP-McCann-Precast-Concrete-Rail-Solutions-Blackpool-Kirkham-1-compressed-478x420.jpg 478w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 357px) 100vw, 357px\" \/>The construction consortium on the project includes Volker Rail and Siemens. Working on behalf of Volker Rail at both Kirkham and Wesham and Blackpool North is J Murphy and Sons, whose teams are responsible for platform and footbridge construction, drainage civils and upgraded M&amp;E at both stations.<\/p>\n<p>Blackpool North is nearing completion where platforms 1 to 8 have been demolished and replaced with 6 new, remodelled platforms totalling 1.69 km. The line at Kirkham and Wesham was reopened to the public on 29th January after the complete refurbishment of platforms 1 and 2, each measuring 185 metres long, and the construction of a brand new platform 3 measuring 200 metres long.<\/p>\n<h3>FP McCann\u2019s precast concrete dual coping\/ tactile system<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-43474 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/FP-McCann-Precast-Concrete-Rail-Solutions-Blackpool-Kirkham-5-compressed.jpg\" alt=\"Precast concrete dual copings being installed by FP McCann\" width=\"251\" height=\"335\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/FP-McCann-Precast-Concrete-Rail-Solutions-Blackpool-Kirkham-5-compressed.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/FP-McCann-Precast-Concrete-Rail-Solutions-Blackpool-Kirkham-5-compressed-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/FP-McCann-Precast-Concrete-Rail-Solutions-Blackpool-Kirkham-5-compressed-696x928.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/FP-McCann-Precast-Concrete-Rail-Solutions-Blackpool-Kirkham-5-compressed-315x420.jpg 315w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 251px) 100vw, 251px\" \/>Integral to the speed of the platform work has been the adoption of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/fpmccann.co.uk\/precast-concrete\/railway\/rail-platform-copings\">FP McCann\u2019s unique precast concrete dual coping\/ tactile system\u00a0<\/a>as tight construction schedules have been placed on the consortium. A conventional platform surface build typically requires a separate tactile slab to be bedded and jointed behind the coping. As a single precast concrete coping unit combining the tactile slab, significant time is saved as this process is eliminated. In particularly harsh winter conditions, the dual coping offers major benefits as it removes the need for jointing and the single precast slab can be quickly installed, reducing the time bedding compounds are exposed to the elements.<\/p>\n<p>J Murphy has installed around 2,250 of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/fpmccann.co.uk\/precast-concrete\/railway\/rail-platform-copings\">FP McCann\u2019s standard dual rail coping units<\/a>\u00a0measuring 930mm x 1160mm x 100mm, including a buff tactile in an acid-etched finish. The copings were lifted into place using a specialist concrete vacuum lifter and bedded on a high strength grade mortar.\u00a0 Commenting on the installation of the precast dual coping\/ tactile units, Enda Murphy Construction Manager for J Murphy said,\u00a0<strong><em>\u201cNetwork Rail and our client Volker Rail have been astounded by the amount of work completed on site amidst very harsh weather conditions. As a key component of the complete construction package, this dual coping system significantly reduces the platform build time and has played a major part in ensuring the phased programme of works has been delivered on time. We will certainly consider their use on future platform projects.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The dual coping\/tactile units are manufactured at FP McCann\u2019s Littleport factory in full accordance with the requirements of NR\/L3\/ CIV\/030 and are accredited as conforming to the pendulum test slip resistance requirements of BS EN 13036-4.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>For more information on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/fpmccann.co.uk\/rail\">FP McCann&#8217;s rail solutions<\/a>, call our Littleport sales team on\u00a0<a href=\"tel:01353861416\">01353 861416<\/a>\u00a0or email\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:sales@fpmccann.co.uk\">sales@fpmccann.co.uk<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"mk-custom-module-container\">\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FP McCann has supplied over 2000 precast concrete dual rail copings as part of Network Rail\u2019s Great North Rail project.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[304],"tags":[811,172717,928,637],"stakeholder_rel_tag":[172444],"contributor_rel_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-43471","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-planning-construction-news","7":"tag-concrete","8":"tag-planning-construction-insight","9":"tag-rail-network","10":"tag-sh-fpmccann","11":"stakeholder_rel_tag-fp-mccann"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.9 (Yoast SEO v26.9) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>FP McCann&#039;s dual copings specified on Great North Rail project<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"FP McCann has supplied over 2000 precast concrete dual copings as part of Network Rail\u2019s Great North Rail project.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/fp-mccanns-dual-copings-specified-on-great-north-rail-project\/43471\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"FP McCann&#039;s dual copings specified on Great North Rail project\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"FP McCann has supplied over 2000 precast concrete dual copings as part of Network Rail\u2019s Great North Rail project.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/fp-mccanns-dual-copings-specified-on-great-north-rail-project\/43471\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Planning, Building &amp; 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